She became very famous, but preferred a quiet, private life.
Most people would prefer life in prison to being executed.
He preferred a life of study and writing to the military service in which his peers were distinguished.
As a woman, she preferred a quiet life, and was often alone without the pain of loneliness.
Some love to hang out with friends; others prefer a more solitary life.
It prefers life in a pack with people, dogs, or both.
Since then, nearly half those 41 Democrats have left office and 5 others said in interviews they now prefer life without parole.
They continued to prefer (and, indeed, to expect) a quiet life.
Even as a child he preferred a simple life without the servants his family could easily afford.
It was natural for him to prefer life at Greystoke.